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The Bills Are Coming
The state has been working on several bills to overcome the housing crisis, and one of the most discussed and disputed is AB 2353 (Frazier). AB 2353 (Frazier) shortens the timeframe for action against a person or business for a construction defect from ten years to five years after substantial completion of the project.
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Tightening the window of leg...

Building dream homes in a planned development is a smooth and uninterrupted process for most of our clients. It's a fairly simple process despite a few additional steps involved – we do most of the heavy lifting for you. In rare cases, any issues experienced are mostly related to HOA management or the HOA board members.
In some cases, the delays have prolonged more than a year, but with a few ...

California passed the famous Proposition 13 more than forty years ago to rein in exorbitant property taxes. From the taxation perspective, the initiative also made it more beneficial for homeowners to stay in their homes.
Now, however, Californians are being requested to vote in favor of a tax measure that can make the tax expense more bearable for the senior citizens of the state who may want ...

The balcony collapse at U. C., Berkeley in 2015, killing six people, was caused by a series of preventable failures. The balcony was poorly designed, badly constructed, and not inspected and maintained effectively.
To target this safety measure gap, the Senate passed Senate Bill 721 (SB721) in January (the bill is currently at the State Assembly as of this writing), which requires properties wi...

Making headlines this month was the story of an HOA being successfully sued for $20-Million Dollars because of a faulty swing set. The Nevada court jury agreed that the playground equipment was improperly maintained, and not inspected regularly. When the swing set finally broke, it caused a serious head injury to one of the tenant’s children.
This case highlights the importance of regular main...